St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-01
ON TIE HOME STRETCH.
The Senate and House Making Good
Race, the Former Slightly in
the Lead.
Senator Kellers Two-Hundred- Dolla
Beer License Bill Goes From the
Senate to the House.
GOV. McGill Stirs Up the Legislature
About Reapportionment--The
Liquor and Usury Bills
Buchanan, of Benton, KNOCKS Out the
Duluth ~ Winnipeg, and Helps
Kindred. of Brainerd.

Senator Henry Keller, of Sank Centre,
simply walked over the high license people
yesterday, accompanied by some of his
liberal colleagues and few eminent con,
verts, and he carried through the senate by
a vote of % to IA his bill for $500 lager
beer license for the country. 1t was plain
to be seen that Keller's personal popularity
oid much in assisting him tC
gain this great victory. When the hill
was reached Senator Durant was in the
chair-to the great advantage of the Keller
men, for as soon as voting commenced
about fiftee senators We're known to have
purpoSely concealed themselves in commit
tee rooms, So as to dodge the bill. An
amendment by Senator Keller was adopted,
making the possession Of other liquors than
beer upon the premises ''prima facie" i'll
stead of ''cOnclusive' evidence that other
liquors are sold
Death, for lack of votes, seemed to stare
the bill in the face when the last name upon
the roll was called by the secretary.
Senator Bowen then moved a call of the
senate, and requesting that t. 3 names OF
all the senators present and not voting be
recorded. The chair was about to direct a
call OF the senate when Senator Brown
arose to Il point of order, viz: Call of sen.
ate could not be maintained after voting
had commenced. The chair, however
ruled otherwise. Mr.. Brown appealed
from the decision of the chair, but the chair
was sustained by viva voce VOTE and had
! ruled accordingly. when Senator Pope
called for the yeas and nays. The chail
was about to put the roll-call upon Mr.
| Browns appeal. when the point of order
was raised again that a call of the senate
could not be entertained after the voting
had commenced by Senator Pope. who
working the delay scheme in the interest OF
the bill, called the attention of the chair tt
the rules. There was considerable by-play
about questions of order, all of which
served for delay; and Senator Keller am
his friends took advantage of the Oppor-
tunity and mustered iii enough senators tt
| score twenty-five votes for it.
Senator Pope had voted in the negative
with view to having the vote reconsid-
cred should the bill fail to pass, but When
he saw that there would be enough to pass
it, he changed his vote to the affirmative.
Senator Tosten Johnson Immediately
changed his vote to mo" on .'snap-game'
principle, he Supposing that Senator Pope
had changed his vote for the purpose OF
making up exactly the twenty-fonr votes
| and that he lJohnson) could get the number
back to twenty-three by changing his owl
vote to the negative.
Senator Ives explained his vote in the
affirmative. He said he believed it was {
good bill, around which were thrown al
necessary restrictions. The vote upon the
bill stood:
Yeas-Anderson, Bowen, Bnckman. Child
Day, Durant, Eaton, Edwards, Finseth, Glib
son, Hall, Hayden. Hixson, Hoard, Ives, Keller
Nachbar, Oswald, Pope, SchefTer, Shields
Smith, TruaX, Welch. Wood--25.
Nays-Brown, Chapman, Clark, Comstock
Crandall, Dodge, Goodrich Halvorson, John
son, M, Johnson, r., Lende, SWenson
Thacker, Wallmark-l4.
Senator Pope at once moved reconsid
Grafton to put the bill beyond recall. On the
reconsideration those who voted against the
bill voted to reconsider. with the addition OF
Messrs. Daniels and Finsefh, and the ex-
ceptiOn of MesSrs. Goodrich and Halyor-
son, who voted against the motion. The
vote stood IA to "a. Messrs. Buchanan. Ed
wards and Hoard, who voted for the bill,
not voting for the motion. The bill is:
Section l. That the county commissioners
OF any county in this state may, in their dis
erection. grant licenses for the sale of lager
beer only at Il rate of not less than $500 pei
year; no licenses to be granted for q create,
or less term than one year.
Sec. 2. That all licenses granted under the
provisions of this act shall be printed, anC
shall distinctly state the place where Sucf
beer is licensed TO be sold, and that the same
are for the sale of beer only; which state
ment shall be printed in large type, and such
licenses shall be kept posted up in Il con
spicuous place in the room where such beef
| is licensed TO be sold.
Sec. 3. Every person applying for such
licen Sc shall state in his application the place
or room where he desires to sell; he shall
give bond and comply with all the provisions
OF the statutes of the state relating to the
application and granting Of licenses for the
sale of Intoxicating liquors, and all laws OF
this state regulating the sale of Intoxicating
liquors shall be applicable to persons licensed
under the provisions of this act.
Sec 4. Any person licensed as aforesaid
who shall sell, give, barter or in any manner
dispose OF 10 another person, any Intoxicating
liquor other than beer shall be subject to al
the penalties prescribed by law for the sale oil
intoxicating liquors without u license, an(
upon conviction of any such ofense his
license to sell beer shall thereupon become
null and void.
Sec. 5. Whenever it shall be made to ap
pear to the county commissioners of any
county that any person making an applica
ton to sell beer under the provisions of this
act has been convicted of selling any other
kind Of Intoxicating liquor other than beer
within period of three (3) years prior to suct
application, contrary to the provisions of this
act. or has neglected to comply with any OF
the provisions of this act, sssuch' license shall
be refused.
Sec. 6. The county commissioners shall
not issue any license Under the provisions OF
this act for the sale of beer at any place
within two miles of the corporate limits o.
any city, borough, village or other municipal
corporation.
Sec. Z. Whenever any person so licensed tt
sell beer as aforesaid shall have or keep at OIL
about the place described in such license any
intoxicating liquors other than beer it shall
be deemed prima face evidence that such
liquors are by such person so kept with in
tent to evade the law regulating the sale OF
intoxicating liquors, aud such person shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemean or, and or
conviction thereof shall be punished in the
manner prescribed by law in eases of selling
liquor without license, and warrant tt
search for and seize such liquors at sucl
place shall issue and be served in manner ant
form as provided in chapter 102, Genera
Statutes Of 1878.
Sec. 8. That the provisions of this act shall
not be so construed as to interfere with the
provisions of any statute of this state pro-
viding for local option or the action of any
town Hereunder.
Sec 9. This act shall take effect and be il
force from and after the first day of July, A
D. 1887.
With the Governors Name.
The governors message to the senate
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